Tag Archives: HR

Listening. It’s step 2 of the 12 Steps to finding staff in the social web…..and it’s the MUST DO precursor to any social media activity. So once you’ve set your goals for B2E social media activity, STOP, and take 5. WAIT before you set up that Twitter Account and start blabbing about the fabulous jobs you have [...]

Goal Setting…..Step 1 of the 12 Steps to finding staff in the Social Web As HRD or Hiring Manager, you’re likely hearing about the proliferation of online social communities or ‘tribes’. But you’re not sure how to tap into these groups, to help your organisation’s talent and hiring needs. Plus, you may be thinking your current strategies [...]

Friday in many industries, marketing included (…ahem), are often approached by staff in a casual, laissez-faire manner. When does weekend wind-down mode start in your office? Thursday night? In an ad agency I used to work for, the creative department checked out most Fridays at midday. Literally. Most often never to return for the week. [...]

It’s been hailed as the email of the noughties, a fad, and just plain ridiculous but like it or loathe it, Social Media is here to stay. So how can you start making social media work for your organisation and why should you bother? Positioned fifth globally behind Norway, Finland, The Netherlands and Sweden, Australian’s [...]

According to Computerworld as reported in The Week, over half of US organisations’ have banned the use of Twitter and Facebook in the office. I assume this means that they have banned their use through the corporate network as limiting use on smart phones would be more difficult; however, it continues the trend of organisation’s [...]

Where do you draw the line between your corporate brand and your employer brand? And if you use sex to sell products and services, are you blurring the lines even further? The Transport Workers Union (TWU) is defending five workers for unfair dismissal by Virgin Blue for sharing pornographic imagery on company computers. Part of [...]

The news of a service released by Teneros in the US last week has driven new demand into the need to manage one’s online reputation rigorously. The service makes it easier for companies to keep an eye on their employees’ social media activities on Facebook and Twitter (soon be rolled out to many more social [...]